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3.4.12 Enabling the RIP Routing Protocol on a Port
Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is a widely implemented routing
protocol that is used extensively on IP internetworks. IP Routing Services
uses the RIP routing protocol to send and gather information about the
internetwork topology. This information is used to construct and maintain
a database called RIP Route Table, which contains the addresses of the
available routes to all the networks and hosts that RIP learns.
Enabling the RIP routing protocol allows IP Routing Services to build and
maintain a dynamic database of route information. The best routes
learned by the RIP routing protocol are added to the IP Forwarding Table
to be used to forward IP packets.The ability to switch the RIP routing
protocol on and off on a port-by-port basis provides great flexibility. On
the same device, some router ports could be running the RIP routing
protocol while other router ports are not running it. If necessary, you can
temporarily disable the RIP routing protocol on any port without affecting
the rest of your configuration.
To enable RIP Routing, complete the following steps:
1. From the IP Router Setup screen, highlight IP RIP and press ENTER.
The IP RIP Configuration screen, shown in Figure 3-5, displays.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Port Level RIP-1 option.
3. Use the ENTER key to toggle the entry to ENABLED.
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE option at the bottom of the
screen and press ENTER. The message "SAVED OK" displays.
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